Category: hostel

Fire at New Zealand Hostel Kills at Least 6 People, Prime Minister Says

May 15, 2023
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.” Fifty-two people had made it out of the building but firefighters were still trying to…

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Fire at Moscow Hostel With Bars on Windows Kills 8

July 29, 2022
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MOSCOW—A fire killed eight people in a Moscow hostel where bars on the windows prevented occupants from escaping escape, authorities said Friday. The fire broke out late Thursday in the hostel, which was located in a multi-story apartment building in the Russian capital’s far southeast. The cause of the blaze has not been determined. About…

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LA City Attorney: Hostel Operator Convicted For Illegal Building Use

September 9, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—A man who illegally operated hostels out of two rent-stabilized apartments in Hollywood was convicted of unlawful use of a building and sentenced to probation, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Sept. 8. According to Feuer’s office, Ilya Shilov, who could not immediately be reached for comment, was operating a 33-bed hostel in…

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8 People Dead in Building Blaze in Latvian Capital Riga

April 28, 2021
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HELSINKI—Eight people, some of them foreign nationals, died early Wednesday in a fire at a building housing a hostel that authorities said was operating illegally in the center of Riga, the Latvian capital. Firefighters and rescuers from the Latvian State Fire and Rescue Service said they were alerted to the scene on Merkel street in…

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